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C1560
Italia mit Dreien furnemsten Inseln/Corsica, Sardinia/und Sicilia
Artist:
Early c.16th woodcut map of Munster’s modern map of Italy which replaced the one that had been in use in his Cosmographia and Geographia since 1540. The geographical information was based on Ortelius’s map. This new map first appeared in … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Italia mit Dreien furnemsten Inseln/Corsica, Sardinia/und Sicilia
Date:
C1560
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured woodcut.
Image Size:
359mm
x 311mm
Paper Size:
438mm
x 350mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1560
Description:
Early c.16th woodcut map of Munster’s modern map of Italy which replaced the one that had been in use in his Cosmographia and Geographia since 1540. The geographical information was based on Ortelius’s map. This new map first appeared in 1588 with this edition 1592.
From: Munster, S. Cosmographey Oder Beschreibung Aller Lander herrschafftens und furnemesten Steeten des gantzen Erdbodens….
Shirley, R. Maps in the Atlases of The British Library. London 2004:Â T.MUN-1m / Map. 1. 18.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 3408841
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS M2 100/1552/1 (French edition)
Library of Congress Washington D.C.: Call Number G3200 1550 .M8
Sebastian Munster (1488 - 1552)
Sebastian Munster (1488-1552) was an important German cartographer, cosmographer and Hebrew scholar who is best known for his 1540 Latin translation and publication of Ptolemy's Geography titled, Cosmographia. Prior to the introduction of printing for books, of works such as Ptolemy's groundbreaking Geography, they could only be copied individually by scribes, consequently this slow process inhibited the dissemination of geographic knowledge to a wide audience. As information became available especially of the new world, Munster found that Ptolemy's theories were contradicted by these new discoveries that were related to him by ships captains and explorers. One such theory was a land locked Indian Ocean which Ptolemy had shown in his Geography and which was being disproved by the trading ships returning from China and the Spice Islands with their precious cargos. As a result Munster began to add new maps to his own Cosmographia that reflected these new discoveries and made available to a wider audience this changing knowledge of the world.
